# It's my 25th anniversary!

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [June 23, 2025, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-25th-anniversary/1020029 "2025-06-23T13:20:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-my-25th-anniversary/1020029/29 "2025-06-23T20:56:35Z")

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I have no idea when I first joined, but I have proof it had to have been in 1999 or earlier:

> [@Breastfeeding in public](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breastfeeding-in-public/1877/30):
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> My wife breast fed our first two for about a year, and plans on breast feading our Chris for about the same. I’ll confirm most of what is said here - most mothers who breast feed in public try to find an out-of-the-way place, or cover up. No problem with me.

I found the column in an under-ground newspaper in Chicago. Was on the boards a little bit on AOL; signed up when they moved off. Wasn’t as active as some (most), but stopped for a number of years because the boards were too damned busy. Came back pre-COVID with a new logon.

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